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Samuel Johnson Quotes

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: english
Birth: September 18, 1709 - December 13, 1784

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Life Man Tired London He Afford

There's an incredible amount of pain involved in being a human, but this humorous stuff is essential in overcoming it.

Pain Overcoming Human Involved Stuff

Football is an extraordinarily popular sport, and the whole game is played around this issue. The whole makeup of the game involves these subconcussive hits. I don't know how they're going to solve that problem. I don't think they know how they're going to solve that problem.

Love Football Amazing Me Game Skill

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.

Home Morning Great Travel Nothing

I am not comfortable kissing or exposing, and I believe in laying open my cards well in advance so that no one is inconvenienced. Till date, I have been very specific about certain things, and my directors have always understood my concerns and played along. I don't think this should pose a problem in the future as well.

Future I Am Believe Think Problem

Of course the other and more serious way in which it all happens is that one finds in poems and language some quality one appropriates for oneself and wishes to reproduce.

Robert Fitzgerald

Quality Language Wishes Serious Way

I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab? When can I come visit your lab?' I'm basically a professional pesterer.

Time People Phone Professional New

'Long Black Train' was inspired by a vision that I had of a long, black train running down this track way out in the middle of nowhere. I could see people standing out to the sides of this track watching this train go by. As I was walking, experiencing this vision, I kept asking myself, 'What does this vision mean and what is this train?'

Vision Myself People Black Walking

There's many ups and downs in the fight game.

Fight Game Ups And Downs Many Downs

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them.

Bryant H. McGill

Wings Conversation Silent Shoulder

The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.

Pet Trees Fast Why Dogs Miles

I work better under pressure.

Work Pressure Better

I believe that the human motive to share is very powerful. The human motive to profit is also very powerful, and I think that the profit motive and the sharing motive are not exclusive.

Believe Think Powerful Profit Human

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